* There are four (4) cohorts running at the same time, two (2) in this time slot

* Pictures will be taken at the event and will be published on the Meetup event

About======

The Vancouver Functional Programming Meetup is sponsoring a space where people interested in learning the language can work together doing exercises from the book Haskell From First Principles (https://haskellbook.com/). Participants are expected to have their own copy of the book, and do all required readings and [at least attempt the] exercises before group sessions. Can't afford the book? (ex. you're a student) Let us know and we'll try to find you a book sponsor.

Why would I ever learn Haskell?==============================

* Functional Programming (FP) is becoming more prevalent in our industry as time progresses, understanding it has become a crucial aspect if you aim to land at a software gig. We argue Haskell is one of the best languages there is to learn FP given it forces you to think in FP terms to use it effectively

* Haskell enforces some of the best software development practices by default, in the beginning, the language may feel constrained to work with, but as time progresses you'll get insight around the *why* the language is designed explicitly in that way, and what is better, how you can replicate that in your day to day language to avoid accidental complexity in your software.